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Some go bald and some just go gray. how can i tell if i will have white hair, or baldness later in life?

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Family: Genetics determines early hair loss or loss of colr. Check both sides of family what age did they lose hair and what age did they lose hair color. You will somewhere within the range, although where in the range is impossible to determine.

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Answered 7/31/2013

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